Official Cup

The Popadome
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilian Mandrak kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Wilian Mandrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zak Jump was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Fábio Paraibano during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ:s Jailson Lopez showed great skill when he stopped Vern Tubbs:s penalty. 13 minutes into the match, Chicken Tikka Mo Salah's goal looked a bit too open when Flávio Toledo came free, but Zak Jump reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Luís Fábio Paraibano hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Wilian Mandrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zak Jump was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Nilmar Nascimento made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Chicken Tikka Mo Salah's Stuart Brimble. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Christian Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Christian Cardozo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zak Jump breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilian Mandrak in the 35th minute of play forced Chicken Tikka Mo Salah's goalkeeper Zak Jump to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Christiano Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The long shot by Romeo Eyre in the 46th minute really tested Jailson Lopez's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tony Ellison to make the kick off. Jailson Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vern Tubbs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flávio Toledo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Zak Jump made a huge save. Chicken Tikka Mo Salah's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Wilian Mandrak scored to the left of an out of position Zak Jump, making the score, 0-1. In the 63rd match minute, Chicken Tikka Mo Salah was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vern Tubbs to maneuver through the defense. Wilian Mandrak in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zak Jump, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 67 minutes into the match, Chicken Tikka Mo Salah's goal looked a bit too open when Wilian Mandrak came free, but Zak Jump reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jailson Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vern Tubbs in the 68th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Chicken Tikka Mo Salah got a freekick which was hit by Craig Renner. In the 74th minute, Christiano Borges ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zak Jump was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Jailson Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Ellison in the 77th minute of play. Wilian Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Zak Jump managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's Wilian Mandrak fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 83rdth minute of the game Wilian Mandrak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chicken Tikka Mo Salah's Zak Jump was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Vern Tubbs had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jailson Lopez. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vern Tubbs was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When the final whistle sounded Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Chicken Tikka Mo Salah.